William Fichtner
Acting
William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He has appeared in a number of notable film and TV series. His best known movie roles are as Dellrayne in Hypnotic, Colonel Mulholland in 12 Strong, Mike in The Neighbor, General Adams in Independence Day: Resurgence, Eric Sacks in the live action remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), John Carlyle in Elysium, Butch Cavendish in The Lone Ranger, Guidry in Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, DA Frank Crenshaw in Date Night, Darren MacElroy in Blades of Glory, Captain Knauer in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, SFC Jeff Sanderson in Black Hawk Down, David "Sully" Sullivan in The Perfect Storm, Colonel Willie Sharp in Armageddon, Kent in Contact, Roger Van Zant in Heat, and William Wallace in Virtuosity. He was also the voice of the marriage counselor Dr. Wexler in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. His best known TV roles are as Leo Nicoletti on ABC's The Company You Keep, Adam Janikowski on CBS's sitcom Mom, Carl Hickman on NBC's drama Crossing Lines, Alexander Mahone on FOX's drama Prison Break, Sheriff Tom Underlay in the ABC cult series Invasion, and Dr. Bruce Kellerman on ABC's medical drama MDs.
TV Shows(21)
Lucky
2026
BEEF: The Official Podcast
Self - Guest
2026
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Jasper
2025
BEEF
Troy
2023
The Company You Keep
Leo Nicoletti
2023
Joe vs Carole
Rick Kirkham
2022
Top Gear America
Self - Presenter
2017
Shooter
O'Brien
2016
Empire
Jameson Henthrop
2015
Mom
Adam Janikowski
2013
Crossing Lines
Carl Hickman
2013
Veep
Felix Wade
2012
Invasion
Sheriff Tom Underlay
2005
Prison Break
Alexander Mahone
2005
Empire Falls
Jimmy Minty
2005
American Dad!
Harland (voice)
2005
Entourage
Phil Yagoda
2004
MDs
Dr. Bruce Kellerman
2002
The West Wing
Christopher Mulready
1999
Grace Under Fire
Ryan Sparks
1993
Baywatch
Howard Ganza
1989
Movies(79)
The Plastic Men
The Narrator (voice)
2026
The Gettysburg Address
John G. Nicolay (voice)
2025
Cutman
Emmerit
2025
The Sound
Conner
2025
French Girl
Peter Kinski
2024
Hypnotic
Dellrayne
2023
88
Ron Holt
2023
Six
Davis
2022
That Night
Narrator
2021
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Ricardo
2021
The Space Between
Donny Rumson
2021
The Neighbor
Mike
2020
Cold Brook
Ted Markham
2019
Josie & Jack
Raeburn
2019
Finding Steve McQueen
Enzo Rotella
2019
Armed
Richard
2018
Hot Summer Nights
Shep
2018
All the Devil's Men
Brennan
2018
Traffik
Mr. Waynewright
2018
O.G.
Danvers
2018
Krystal
Dr. Farley
2018
12 Strong
Colonel Mulholland
2018
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Coach Plyler
2017
Porsche: Decades of Disruption
Narrator (voice)
2017
Black Holes
Youston (voice)
2017
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
General Adams
2016
Last Day in LA
Narrator (voice)
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
General Adams
2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
2016
Four Falls of Buffalo
Narrator (voice)
2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Eric Sacks
2014
The Homesman
Vester Belknap
2014
Hell on Earth
Satan
2014
Elysium
John Carlyle
2013
The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Narrator (voice)
2013
Phantom
Alex
2013
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Guidry
2012
Wrong
Master Chang
2012
Drive Angry
Accountant
2011
The Big Bang
Poley
2011
Date Night
DA Frank Crenshaw
2010
Prison Break: The Final Break
Alex Mahone
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Self
2009
The Dark Knight
Bank Manager
2008
Blades of Glory
Darren MacElroy
2007
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'
Self - Actor
2006
First Snow
Ed Jacomoi
2006
The Amateurs
Otis
2006
Ultraviolet
Garth
2006
Nine Lives
Andrew
2005
The Chumscrubber
Mr. Bill Stiffle
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
2005
The Longest Yard
Captain Knauer
2005
Crash
Flanagan
2005
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Rosenberg (voice)
2004
Equilibrium
Jürgen
2002
Julie Walking Home
Henry
2002
Black Hawk Down
SFC Jeff Sanderson
2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Detective Alex Tardio
2001
Pearl Harbor
Danny's Father
2001
The Perfect Storm
David "Sully" Sullivan
2000
Drowning Mona
Phil Dearly
2000
Passion of Mind
Aaron Reilly
2000
Go
Burke
1999
The Settlement
Jerry
1999
Armageddon
Colonel Willie Sharp
1998
Switchback
Chief Jack McGinnis
1997
Contact
Kent
1997
Albino Alligator
Law
1997
Heat
Roger Van Zant
1995
Reckless
Rachel's Father
1995
Strange Days
Dwayne Engelman
1995
Virtuosity
Wallace
1995
The Underneath
Tommy Dundee
1995
Quiz Show
Stage Manager
1994
Malcolm X
Cop at Harlem Station
1992
That's Amore!
The Outer Threat